Importance In the past 4 years, the American Cancer Society and the US Preventive Services Task Force updated recommendations to initiate colorectal cancer (CRC) screening at 45 years of age to address the increasing incidence of CRC among adults younger than 50 years. However, empirical evidence evaluating the potential benefits of screening in younger populations …
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Managing bleeding risk after cold snare polypectomy in patients receiving direct-acting oral anticoagulants
Background and AimsThe best strategy to manage direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for patients undergoing cold snare polypectomy remains unclear. This study compared the effect of continuing versus stopping DOACs only on the day of the procedure on bleeding after cold snare polypectomy. MethodsThis prospective, observational, single-center cohort study enrolled consecutive patients receiving antithrombotic agents and …
#Endoscopy-related #bleeding and thromboembolic events in patients on direct oral anticoagulants or vitamin K antagonists
Few prospective studies have assessed the safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in elective endoscopy. Our primary aim was to compare the risks of endoscopy-related gastrointestinal bleeding and thromboembolic events in patients on DOACs or vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in this setting. Secondarily, we examined the impact of the timing of anticoagulant resumption on the …
Linked Color Imaging Focused on Neoplasm Detection in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Linked color imaging (LCI) is a new image-enhanced endoscopy technique that allows users to recognize slight differences in mucosal color To compare the performance of LCI with white light imaging (WLI) in detecting neoplastic lesions in the upper gastrointestinal tract.. ..752 patients were assigned to the WLI group and 750 to the LCI group. The …
Timing of #Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal #Bleeding
To evaluate whether urgent endoscopy improves outcomes in patients predicted to be at high risk for further bleeding or death, we randomly assigned patients with overt signs of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding and a Glasgow–Blatchford score of 12 or higher (scores range from 0 to 23, with higher scores indicating a higher risk of further …
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